Chico & Rita, is an epic, animated love story set within the splendour of Cuban culture, history and music. Beginning in 1948, Chico & Rita tells a tale of passion and creation worthy of a bolero, the Latin America ballad of anguish and heartache.Old Havana is recreated with masterful fervour; the filmmakers use warm, bright hues to capture the charms and vibrancy of this captivating city. The palette shifts towards a monochromatic tone when the narrative moves to New York, and the result is a striking contrast between differing cultures.

Chico and Rita will be shown at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2010.

Screening Times

Thursday September 16 9:00:00 PM VARSITY 8

Friday September 17 9:00:00 AM Tiff Bell LightBox 1

Sunday September 19 9:15:00 PM SCOTIABANK THEATRE 4

Here is a link to a TV transmission about Chico & Rita. It is in Spanish and very intersting

It was drawn on paper and line-tested, hi-res scanned and colored in ToonBoom Harmony.

The project was made with automatic exchange of ToonBoom Harmony projects between the studios, including Color Palettes. Besides that automatic rendering of Harmony scenes in the central studio and automatic update of several Final Cut Pro projects and media files in different studios.

This film is a visual explosion in colors and design, not to mention the audio side of the film.The film is scored by none other than Bebo Valdes, who takes up the right side of the screen in the clip below, while his son, Chucho, is on the left.